Deodorizing dust wheel



y 1, 1929. A.. I. HONDEVILLE 1, 3

DEODORIZING DUST WHEEL Filed March 26, 1928 INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Patented May 21, 1929.

f UN T D ES AUGUST 1 HoNnEvninE, or eagan, CALIFORNIA, HALSSIGNORY oF o1\iE 'r13 IRn; 'ro FRANK m. FAGUNDES, ma, AND ONE-THIRDHTO CHARLES A. VEREGGE,'OF MERCED,

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" l 'jnnonomziire DUST WHEEL.

Application filed March 26,1928, se l in; 264,808.

This invention relates to the. fabric'and clothes cleaning industry, and particularly a machine for deodorizing the fabrics after they have been cleaned with gasolineor the like, and forremoving what is known. in the industry as the gasoline dust which'is still adhered to the fabrics.

v The principal objects of my invention are to provide a machine for the pjurpose which will deodorize'any fabrics in a quick and thorough manner, which is extremelyfsimple and inexpensive of construction'ascompared with other machines now in use and which enables the deodor'ized fabrics to .be discharged as a unit from the in'achineinstead of having to remove them piecemeal as is now erence indicate corresponding the case. n. o i r p A further obj ectis to construct the machine so that it can operate with, either air or water, and can consequently be used as a washing machine as well asadeodorizer.

Another obj ectis to construct the machine so that the air usedindeodorizing the fabrics will not be drawn from the atmosphere around themachine, but from a separate and segregated point in which the air may be kept in athoroughly clean and pure condition.

WVhile I have above specified the machine as being a deodorizing device, it is to be .un-

derstood that its usefulness is not limited to this purpose, since it also admirably. serves 'as a drying room tumbler for laundries, for drying water-washed fabrics.

These objects. I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims. y In the drawings similar characters of refparts in. the several views: c a

Fig, 1 is a sectional elevation of myimproved deodorizer.

,vFig. 2 is a cross section of the drum-or tumbler of the machine. '7

Referring nowimore particularly to the characters of referenceon the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes suitable transverse end frames, adapted to rest on and be secured to the floor, and which are connected together only at the'back by cross braces 2. Sup

ported on the end frames are journal boxes 3 in which are turnable cylindrical end trunnions 4 and 5 of the fabric receiving-drum or tumbler cylinder 6, which is a solid wall the drum.

' vent leakage at the joint;

member throughout and; preferably made of a suitable grade ofsheet metal." The trunpreferabl y covered by a screen 7.

V This pipe leads any desired distance away fromthe'drum and serves asthe airdis'cha'rge o In'ion is reality a large pipe, whichopens v freely into the adjacent end of the drum, the opening being;

passage therefrom. The trunnion 5 is also a pipe but does not open axially into the cyl inder. Branching from said pipe 5 between the drum and the adjacent bearing 3, however,

is a plurality of conduits 8 (preferablyffour being employed) which conduits leadradially of the drum to the adjacent end at the inner periphery thereof. A deflector cone 8? is disposed in the pipe 5 just beyond the connections of the conduits therewith to cause the air passing into. saidpipefrom its outer end to be distributed equallyto' all the conduits. At their'drun'i ends these conduits are con:

nected to or formed integral with'othe'r conduits 9 which extend lengthwise'ofandinf side the drum from end to end'thereof. "These conduits are preferably'of rectangularform in cross section and are rigidly secured to the drum' inv any suitabIe' manner. ()nlv oner'a dial wall of each'co'nduit 9 is'freel perforated with rows of holes 10, theholes in the walls of the different conduits facing in the same dire'ctionrelative to'the rotation of "the 'drum. The drum has a circumferentially sliding door 6 of suitable character disposed between adjacent conduits 9 and ertendingfor practically the full length of The pipe fi also has aidriving pulley 11 mounted thereon and its outer end beyond the bearing 3 has a; turnable running fitting with a'stationary pipe 12 which leads from a blower or the like and which is supported from the frame 1 by a bracket113. stuffing gland 14 of suitable character is associated with the'adjacent ends of the pipe 5 and 12 topre- By reason of this construction it-I will be seen'that air blown through the pipe 12 will be discharged into the drum throughout its length through the conduit holes 10. On ac-;

j and in position to be thoroughly exposed to the action of the whirling air currents.

The drum isrotated in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the air currents from the openings 10, so that the fabrics when engaged and'raised by the ribs will be forced by said ribs to move about the drum in a direction oppositeto thefiow of air, and will be supported on the unperforated sides of the ribs. This prevents any possible choking of the opening by the fabrics and permits of a full and continuous flow of air being distributedfrom said openings to .act on the tumbling'fabricsj The end frames being braced only at the back enables a truck 15 to be wheeled between said frames from the front of the machine, so that upon rotating the drum so that the dooris inverted, and opening the latter, all the fabrics will be instantly discharged onto the truck without having to take them out a few at a time from the top of the drum.

The drum and intake air passages being entirely shut off from the atmosphere around the drum, the air supply for the drum may be keptsegregated from such atmosphere. thus enabling only pure and clean air to be discharged into the drum. This" feature of construction also enables water to be used instead of air if odesired, in the event that .it is intended to use the machine for'washing purposes. 1

From theforegoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

WVhile this specification sets forth indetail the present and preferred construction of thedevice, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as ,do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as definedby the appended claims.

Havingthus described myinvention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A deodorizing machine comprising a closed drum, means for rotating the drum, longitudinally extending and circumferentially spaced conduits in the drum adjacent the inner periphery thereof, said conduits having openings .therealong, means for passingairthrough the conduits, and an air discharge outlet from one endoif the drum.

drum.

A deodorizing machine comprising a closed drum. means for rotating the drum, longitudinally, extending and circumferentially spaced conduits in the drum adjacent the inner peripheryv thereof, said conduits having openings therealong' only on one radially disposed side thereof, means for passing air through the conduits and an air discharge opening from one end of the drum.

4. A structure as in claim 3, in which the direction of rotation of thedrum is opposite to the direction of flow of air from the conduit openings into the drum.

'5. A deodorizing machine comprising a closed drum, tubular end members connected thereto, journal supports for said members; one member opening freely to the drum but the other one being axially closed to the drum, perforated conduits extending along the interior of the drum at the inner periphery thereof and in circumferentially spaced relation, means connecting said conduits to the other member, means for introducing air into the outer end of said other member,-and means for rotating the drum.

6; A deodorizing machine comprising a closedldrum, tubular end members connected thereto, journal supports for said members;

one member opening freely to the drum but the other one being axially closed to the drum,

perforated conduits extending along the interior of the drum at the inner periphery thereof and in.circumferentially spaced relation,means connecting said conduits to the other member, a stationary air supply pipe having a running fit with the outer end of said other member, and means for rotating .the drum.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

. AUGUST I. HONDEVILLE. 

